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QEMU

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QEMU

Summary

QEMU is a virtualization software[1]. QEMU has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • QEMU's instance of is recorded as virtualization software[3].
  • QEMU's instance of is recorded as hypervisor[4].
  • QEMU's instance of is recorded as emulator[5].
  • QEMU's instance of is recorded as virtual machine[6].
  • QEMU's instance of is recorded as application software[7].
  • QEMU's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[8].
  • QEMU's founder is recorded as Fabrice Bellard[9].
  • QEMU's developer is recorded as Paolo Bonzini[10].
  • QEMU's developer is recorded as Richard Henderson[11].
  • QEMU's developer is recorded as Peter Maydell[12].
  • QEMU's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[13].
  • QEMU's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses[14].
  • QEMU's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[15].
  • QEMU's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[16].
  • QEMU's operating system is recorded as BSD[17].
  • QEMU's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • QEMU's operating system is recorded as macOS[19].
  • QEMU's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0[20].
  • QEMU's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.1[21].
  • QEMU's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0[22].
  • QEMU's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.2[23].
  • QEMU's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.0.1[24].
  • QEMU's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.1[25].
  • QEMU's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.0[26].
  • QEMU's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.1[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include virtualization software[3], hypervisor[4], emulator[5], virtual machine[6], application software[7], and free and open-source software[8].

Origins

QEMU's founder is recorded as Fabrice Bellard[9].

Why It Matters

QEMU has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] QEMU is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wiki.qemu.org. Retrieved . wiki.qemu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wiki.qemu.org. Retrieved . wiki.qemu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . openhub.net. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . qemu.org. qemu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wiki.qemu.org. wiki.qemu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wiki.qemu.org. wiki.qemu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wiki.qemu.org. wiki.qemu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wiki.qemu.org. Retrieved . wiki.qemu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wiki.qemu.org. wiki.qemu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wiki.qemu.org. wiki.qemu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wiki.qemu-project.org. wiki.qemu-project.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · S8321414 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 27
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hr', 'id', 'i
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 11.1.1"
  2. 13d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Readable file format → qcow, Virtual Machine Disk, qcow2 +4
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1072]]: [[Q2658179]], дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  3. 14d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14912 → QEMU
    Readable file format → qcow, Virtual Machine Disk, qcow2 +4
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14912]]: QEMU, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274783|batch #274783]]"
  4. 15d ago · ~2026-44929-96 · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Readable file format → qcow, Virtual Machine Disk, qcow2 +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1072]]: [[Q3146723]]"
  5. 17d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.0.0, 1.7.1, 2.1.0 +130
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 326, Add qualifier to File Format Wiki page ID `QEMU`"
  6. 6w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.0.0, 1.7.1, 2.1.0 +130
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: QEMU, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/c02b8d8f9d16|details]])"
  7. 7w ago · S8321414 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.0.0, 1.7.1, 2.1.0 +130
    Debian wiki article → QEMU
    Fandom article id → apple:QEMU
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 11.0.3"
  8. 10w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.0.0, 1.7.1, 2.1.0 +130
    Osdev article id → 1419
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 1419, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299326725|QEMU (#299326725)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #mix'n'match"
  9. 13w ago · S8321414 · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Readable file format → qcow, Virtual Machine Disk, qcow2 +4
    Repology project name → qemu
    Mageia package → qemu-common
    Open hub id → qemu
    + 56 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 11.0.1"
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